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My son is adopted and the adoption is not final. My refund decreased dramatically after inputting his ATIN. Why?
Our adopted son was born in April of 2018 and has lived in our house since then. No one else can claim him as a dependent and no one has lived in our house to help care for him. Our refund was a little over $5,000 before I input his ATIN but dropped to around $3,500 once I entered it. I don't understand why.
Thank you in advance for your time and help.
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My son is adopted and the adoption is not final. My refund decreased dramatically after inputting his ATIN. Why?
Since your son has an ITIN instead of a social security number he is not eligible for certain credits that he would be if he had a SSN that is valid for employment. One of the credits that is only available with a SSN is the Child Tax Credit. If you are now getting $500, this is because he is eligible for the $500 Other Dependent Credit, but not the $2,000 Child Tax Credit. They both show on the same line. This is why your refund dropped by $1,500.
Prior to entering the ITIN, TurboTax is calculating your credits and deductions based on the assumption that he has a valid SSN once that changes, a recalculation is made to adjust the credits appropriately.
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My son is adopted and the adoption is not final. My refund decreased dramatically after inputting his ATIN. Why?
Since your son has an ITIN instead of a social security number he is not eligible for certain credits that he would be if he had a SSN that is valid for employment. One of the credits that is only available with a SSN is the Child Tax Credit. If you are now getting $500, this is because he is eligible for the $500 Other Dependent Credit, but not the $2,000 Child Tax Credit. They both show on the same line. This is why your refund dropped by $1,500.
Prior to entering the ITIN, TurboTax is calculating your credits and deductions based on the assumption that he has a valid SSN once that changes, a recalculation is made to adjust the credits appropriately.
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